The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
GENERAL NEWS,

hlVh r about stationary.
SEVERAL towbosts are overdue.
YESTERDAY was o dull day at tn,
river.
The Tennesses river rose 2 feet yes
terday at Chattanooga.
The Mississippi river continues t.
fall slowly a. S. Louis.
THE Coal City, with q tow of cca
for New Orleans, is due down.
MAJ john d. ADAMS returned Ia
Lit Rock yesterday evening.
THE Chesapeake is the packet leav-
ing tomorrow for Tiptonville.
THE Nv Choice towing barges
passtd to New Orleans at neon yester-
day.
The Dasota will arrive tomorrow on
time, and she is the Friday packet for
Cincinnati.
THE E. w. Cole is due this morning
and che may return to Arkansas river
this evening.
THE Liontss is due down this morn.
ing on her way to New Orleans with
tow of coal,
THE Kate Adams 10 the regular mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Arkansas City.
THE Dick Fulton returned to the
Ohio liver yes erdsy evening with q
tow Of empty barges.
The Coal Valley with II boats OF
coal in tow pass d to New Orleans at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
THE river here is stationary. At 5
O'Clock yesterday evening the gauge
re. is,ered 80 feet and IL inches,
The Ed Foster, which has been
running in Beulsh lske, below here,
arrived yesterday aud will remain ct
bsuk FIR the present.
THE Arkansas City from Vicksburg,
passed to 81. Lous yesterday morning.
She put of here rs ba'e1 of cotton and
1860 sacks OF cotton seed.
The Alics Brown with 30 boats and
bsrges of coal is due today from tie
Ohio river. She will leave part of her
tow here and take the balaace to
Arkansas City.
The James Lee, Capt, Clsggett,
leaves this evening" for Helena, Fnars
Point and al wy landings. M-ssr1.
VIM. stfoId, Will Darra9h ard John
Rhodes are her clerks.
The Gayoso, Caut. Higgins, leaves
his evening for 0sceols and all way
landings on the upper coast. Mear,.
William Smiiher, CHARLES Leftwioh
and sid Wheeler are her clerks.
The Granite State left last night for
Cine matt with 400 bales of cot on,
300 sacks of cotton SEED mea, $4,000 |
feet of lumber and 20 bales of rags
She also had 4 goodly list of passen-
gers.
THE D. r Powell, from st. Louis |
ed TO Vicksblrg late last nlxht |
wi h 345 barrels OF Il jur and "a pack
ages OF sur drts. She added here
abQut 2j tons OF EundriGg and a
number OF people.
THE Chickas7v, Capt. Ed Postal, ar
lived yesterd ymjrning with 295 bales
# ltton, 81 8 .cks OF wheat aud 20S5
'at k OF cotton seed, Sac leaves again
h evening for oil way points on
v bite liver. Aessrs. Onal. M. Po.tIl
lud John Childress are her cleiks
SHREvEP )RT Times, 18Th: 1t il re-
30 ted that Capt. b. W. Mars on, of
he steamer G. w. S8otell, viii wilhiu
few days enter su for $780, 900 dam.
Iget az st the American Cotton Oh
trust, the grea monop bly,, for reiu ing
o receive SEED snIppei by his boa at
he same Tatss az paid to the Red
: yer aud Coast Liue. 1T seems that
ne Shreveport Ollnill will not rece We
my seed shipped by o her boats thaa
1e Red r YER and Cost Line, a d it
8 fir this Discrimination that Capt
dsrston will sue the company for
;l(0 1000 damages. IL will be remem-
,ered that Mr. r ICE, kerosene oil
nan, of Ohio, won a similar suit for
amages ag Iinst railroads for discrim-
rating in favor of the Standard Oil
company. ...........-.. .,.....
CIsUNNATI CONNIE .ciGl Gazette Capt.
Sen M. Mlrrielees je.ires from the
ommand OF the Louisville Mail Line
acket Fleetwood t)dsy to en- age in
usiness on shore. Gap. M. he's been
len fled with the Mail Line Com
any for the pact I'll cen year,, and
altered the service a. ma ter OF The
1T Rogers in the Memphis trade.
Itterward he was transferred to the
lail boat Gen. Lytles plyiog between
ere aud Louisville, and remained on
hat famous war horse no to the time
he was dlsmantled. He then tr d
be roof OF the Ben franklin and the
,ity of Madison. Capt. Mirrielees,
reviou5 to entering the Mail Line
trvice, was commander OF the Lady
rankin and Silver Moon in the
iemphis trade, and the New Dreams
acket Nick Llngworth. In 1884 he !
,ss elected superintendent OF the y
1 Ill L ne Company, and served in
Dat capacity up to la,tsummer, when
o YVES succeeded by Capt. o M. Hol-
way, OF the Big SANDY Line, that
ompany having secured the controll-
~ interest OF tue Mail Line stock.
apt. Metrielees has been very ioriu-
ate In his river care er, never meeting
nth any serious accident. His many .
larine ffiends will BIZ 80 ~ TO learn
bis retire ment, So he WAS aa orna-
lent to his profession. Capt John
iennan, of the Whet cling packet L. 3
Sherley, worthy commander, sue
eeds Capt. Mirrielees on the Fleet
rood. oG.grl .ar-us
On the question OF grain shipments,
he st. LiuIs Post Dispatch of Friday
avs; The barge line pr0ple, who ara b.
cored Just now by the grain men for =
such high 10 90 Of freight
n the river where navigation has Z
pened with plenty Of water, claim :
hat they are just e d in their charges
'hey cay that there is a scarcity OF
10Th btrges and ocean vessel toni aIe,
shich compels them to demand q.
ent rate. Tney Psy that from 20 to 30
"a geyofgain re neldin New Orleans
lnioads ID because there sie not enough !
res els ia port 10 tsks the gaia. Ia 8
Dos aaence Of This shortntss oil tom
lsge few barges are here on their way
o this marker, and unt this draw l